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Heart rate for 12 weeks pregnant

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my baby's heart rate was 130 bpm at 11W5D....i have read that anything over 120 is good, but people are telling me it's too low. The doc said it sounded good.
Anyone have experience with a lower heart rate?

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Babies heart rates are different. If the doctor says it's fine I wouldn't worry. When I went for my first ultrasound I was 8 weeks and it's heart rate was 176 bpm and when I went the other day at 12 weeks and 2 days they checked the heart beat and it was 142 bpm.

i had an early ultrasound at 7 weeks 2 days babys heart rate was 130, i had a drs appt last week, they were not able to tell me how many beats per minute as the baby kept moving, what they did hear said it was good and strong

I am on my 4th pregnancy. My fist baby, a girl, had a very fast heart rate usually over 150bpm. My second and third children, boys, had heart rates between 130-140's. With this pregnancy so far the heart rate was 170bpm. So I am hoping for another girls. There is a myth that states, faster heart rate it's a girl, slower heart rate, it's a boy. So maybe you are having a boy!

As a labor and delivery nurse, I know that a normal heart rate for a fetus is 110-160. It is true, however, that the earlier gestation the higher the heart rate is. At 130 bpm, your baby sounds very healthy. Do not let people without the true medical advice scare you. And a heart beat of 130 is rapid, considering that a normal adult heart rate is 60-100. Good luck and try to relax!!!

Yes listen to your doctor; however, my doctor told me that the baby's heart rate should be very rapid. So, like they say there are never dumb questions concerning the baby. Just ask the doctor to look into that. Maybe it also depends on how active you are. Just have the doctor look into it before 'real' problems occur.

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